CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tessemae's All
Natural, in collaboration with Whole Foods Market® and Garden
Highway will be hosting a major pop-up farmers market called "Crop
Circles." Crop Circles will be serving free fresh produce to
an estimated 2,500 local residents on Saturday, August 22nd, from
10am-3pm at TEAM Englewood
Academy. Other partners include, The Gardeneers, Chicago Eco
House, Growing Home, and Growing Power. There will be
activities, live entertainment, and most importantly, educational
workshops.
Crop Circles is a national campaign, designed to help elevate
the national food desert predicament through solution-based ideas
and bring meaningful change to those in need of healthy
nutrition.
"Tessemae's All Natural is proud to have our Crop Circles
campaign come to Chicago. Mayor Emanuel has been committed to
addressing the needs of residents in food desert neighborhoods in
Chicago to access fresh produce.
And we believe that our commitment of supporting health awareness
initiatives and providing access to quality produce in food deserts
compliments those efforts within the City
of Chicago." -Greg Vetter,
CEO.
"Providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables for
Chicago residents that live in
food desert areas continues to be a priority for the City of Chicago and I am pleased that these
organizations are stepping up to provide not only free food, but
educational programming and cooking demonstrations to the Englewood
community," said Mayor Rahm
Emanuel.
Over the last three years, Mayor Emanuel has opened eight new
grocery stores in underserved areas and another five are planning
to open soon, as well as expanded 18 existing stores to offer fresh
produce. City-operated farmers markets have nearly doubled since
2011, with a 60 percent increase in the number of markets accepting
SNAP. The City also created a new business license to allow the
sale of fresh fruits and vegetables at free-standing produce stands
throughout low-income areas of the city. Through these efforts, the
number of low income Chicagoans living in food deserts has declined
by 40 percent.
Local chefs originally from Englewood will head the educational
workshops, which will demonstrate to residents how to cook simple
meals using the produce provided. The event will serve as an
incredible happening for the people of Englewood, a resilient group
who have strongly expressed their voices in improving the
neighborhood.
About Tessemae's All Natural
Tessemae's All Natural is
an organic condiment company that makes salad dressing and
condiments with real, whole, source food ingredients. The
Vetter brothers, Greg, Brian, and Matt, launched the brand in 2009
at their local Whole Foods Market in Annapolis, Maryland, using a simple recipe
created and used by their mom throughout their childhood.
Tessemae's commitment to healthy eating and living is the core of
their mission, to provide simple, yet delicious food to consumers
made with real ingredients. Available in Whole Foods Market,
Kroger, Safeway, The Fresh Market, and Earthfare retailers across
the country, Tessemae's products are creating a new category in
salad dressings and raising consumer awareness on the importance of
consuming real, clean ingredients. For more information
please visit www.tessemaes.com.
About Garden Highway
Garden Highway is a family of
talented people who share a passion for great food and a dedication
to excellence. Their mission is to create simple, convenient, fresh
products for today's consumer. At GH, they are living their vision
of building a national, fresh perishable food company with
production facilities strategically located across the country.
Their products are regionally produced, made to order, and
delivered "Just-in-Time" to your distribution centers.
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980 in
Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market
(wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and
organic food retailer. As America's first national certified
organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest
Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's
motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its
mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member
excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community
support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the
company's more than 90,000 team members, Whole Foods Market
has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in
America by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive
years. In fiscal year 2014, the company had sales of more than
$14 billion and currently has more
than 427 stores in the United
States, Canada and the
United Kingdom.
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